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World Water Day
Friday, March 21, 2025 10:00 am - 3:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

World Water Day 2025

World Water Day 2025 – Save our Glaciers!

Celebrate World Water Day 2025 with the Water Institute! Join us for a full-day conference featuring inspiring keynote speakers, a showcase of innovative student research, award presentations, networking opportunities, and a complimentary lunch. Don't miss this exciting event!

Wetlands day
Monday, February 3, 2025 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

World Wetlands Day 2025

13th Annual World Wetlands Day at the University of Waterloo

About World Wetlands Day

World Wetlands Day (WWD) is celebrated each year on February 2nd, which marks the day when the Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. The Convention is an international government agreement acknowledging the importance of wetlands and plays a central role in the wise use and conservation of these critical ecosystems. To learn more about the Convention, visit: www.ramsar.org

Nancy Love
Thursday, April 10, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Water infrastructure in resource-constrained shrinking and expanding cities: The impact on water quality and public health

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Nancy G. Love, JoAnn Silverstein Distinguished University Professor, Borchardt and Glysson Collegiate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, will present: Water infrastructure in resource-constrained shrinking and expanding cities: The impact on water quality and public health.

This event is in person in DC 1302 with a networking lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

Ryan Emanuel
Thursday, February 20, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

On the swamp: Indigenous environmental justice across North Carolina’s coastal plain

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Ryan Emmanuel, Associate Professor of Hydrology, Duke University, North Carolina, US, will present: On the swamp: Indigenous environmental justice across North Carolina’s coastal plain.

This event is in person in DC 1302 with a networking lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

Jan 24
Friday, January 24, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Bake Your Research Competition

Join us for our second annual Bake Your Research Competition!

A culinary competition hosted by the Society of the Water Institute Graduate Students (SWIGS) and the Water Institute. The Rules? To bake or cook an edible masterpiece that visually portrays your research! One entry per lab or research group is recommended.

Guest judges will be in attendance so break out the creativity for what's sure to be a fierce and delicious competition!

Unbottled
Thursday, January 23, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WaterTalk | Unbottled: Plastic Water, Inequality, and Water Justice

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Daniel Jaffee, Professor of Sociology at Portland State University, Oregon, US, will present Unbottled: Plastic Water, Inequality, and Water Justice.

This WaterTalk will be held online via Zoom.

Waterloo sign
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

University of Waterloo climbs to No. 1 University in Canada for water resources in global ranking

The University of Waterloo has claimed the No. 1 position in Canada for water resources and climbed to 24th globally in the 2024 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Rankings of Academic Subjects—its highest position to date. Rising from 25th last year, the ranking underscores the university’s performance and reputation in water resources, a field critical to addressing escalating climate change and water security challenges worldwide.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative – Challenges and opportunities for freshwater cities in an era of transformation

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada 

Phillipe Murphy-Rhéaume, Chief Development Officer, The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, presents: The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative – Challenges and opportunities for freshwater cities in an era of transformation.

money in water
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Value interactions between water and hydropower in Ontario Power Generation

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada 

Kurt Kornelsen, Director, Environment and Climate Change, Ontario Power Generation, presents: Value interactions between water and hydropower in Ontario Power Generation.

Abandoned pond
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Harnessing nature: Revolutionizing urban water management in coastal Bangladesh

In the face of rising urbanization and climate change, coastal cities in Bangladesh are encountering unprecedented challenges in managing their water resources. Traditional approaches to water management often fall short in addressing these complex issues. However, there’s hope on the horizon: Nature-Based Solutions (NBS). Nature-Based Solutions leverage the innate power of nature to address water management challenges.